State Wins Over Carolina

We tailgated with some (gasp!) Carolina fans before the game.



The stats will tell you that State beat the dickens out of Carolina.

The score – not so much.

We threw 2 interceptions – both returned for very long touchdowns. The one in the first half was for 95 yards. The one in the second half for 70+ yards. Both ending certain scoring drives for State and resulted in 14 points for Carolina.

It’s almost impossible to win a game where you throw 2 interceptions for touchdowns. But the Pack did not give up.

We should have won by a lot – but Carolina took their only lead late in 4th quarter on their second interception and run back for a touchdown. UNC by 3 points.

State promptly took the ball down the field and scored the winning touchdown to go up by 4 with 2 minutes left.

Carolina put together a drive to first and goal on the 7 yard line. The Pack stopped them on 4 downs and won the game with 2 seconds left.

What a great game.

Here’s some video I took of the final drive and defensive stop.



Thanks to Jason, Dave and Fritz for going to the game with me.

[Special thanks to fmr SGT Jason and LTC Fritz on this Veteran's Day weekend.]

Thanks to Geoff and his Carolina friends for inviting us to their tailgate.